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McTavish scored a goal on five shots and added two hits in Friday's 7-4 win over the Oilers in Game 3.

McTavish evened the score at 1-1 in the first period, answering Vasily Podkolzin's opening goal. McTavish picked up his first career playoff goal and point. The 23-year-old has filled a bottom-six role to begin the postseason, racking up eight shots on net, nine hits and a blocked shot in three games. He had 41 points, 146 shots on net, 95 hits and 42 PIM over 75 regular-season appearances. However, he has been unable to see much more than third-line usage lately.

Sennecke scored a goal on four shots, added two PIM, logged four hits and went plus-2 in Friday's 7-4 win over the Oilers in Game 3.

The third-period go-ahead goal was Sennecke's first career playoff goal and point. The winger has maintained a top-six role to begin the postseason, but he's struggled a bit. He has a minus-2 rating, 10 shots on net, nine hits and two PIM over his first three playoff outings. If Sennecke can't add consistent offense, he could get shuffled down to the bottom six to provide physicality and energy in a smaller role.

Killorn scored a goal on three shots, added three hits and went plus-2 in Friday's 7-4 win over the Oilers in Game 3.

Killorn tallied at 12:37 of the second period to tie the game at 3-3, cutting off the Oilers' momentum. The 36-year-old has earned four points, eight shots on net, four hits and an even plus-minus rating over three playoff contests. Killorn's extensive playoff experience with the Lightning will pay off for the young Ducks, who have him occupying a top-six role and a spot on the power play.

LaCombe scored an empty-net goal on four shots, added an assist, blocked two shots and went plus-3 in Friday's 7-4 win over the Oilers in Game 3.

LaCombe had a hand in Jeffrey Viel's tally with 3:03 left in the third period before adding an empty-netter 1:30 later. The 25-year-old LaCombe is shining early in the postseason with six points, seven shots on net, eight blocked shots, three hits and a plus-4 rating over three contests. He continues to work on the top pairing, so he's in a position to remain productive at both ends of the ice.

Carlsson scored a goal on four shots and added a power-play assist in Friday's 7-4 win over the Oilers in Game 3.

Carlsson earned his second multi-point effort over three games this postseason. He's added 18 shots on net and a plus-2 rating. The 21-year-old center is logging top-line minutes and a power-play role, so he's in a good position to continue chipping in offense, especially since this first-round series has been lacking in defense on both sides.

Granlund scored a power-play goal on two shots, dished three assists, added four hits and went plus-3 in Friday's 7-4 win over the Oilers in Game 3.

Granlund had gone 12 games without a goal since his March 26 hat trick versus the Flames. He's earned five points, eight hits, three shots on net and a plus-1 rating over three contests in the first round. The 34-year-old is no stranger to playoff hockey -- prior to this year, he had played in 10 previous postseasons, earning 42 points over 77 games.

Dostal stopped 20 of 24 shots in Friday's 7-4 win over the Oilers in Game 3.

A four-goal third period by the Ducks gave Dostal enough breathing room to get his second straight win. This has been the first-round series to watch for fans of offense -- the two teams have combined for 28 goals across three games. Dostal hasn't been great, but he's been consistent, allowing four goals in each contest so far, giving up 12 tallies on 95 shots. As long as the results go his way, he's likely to remain between the pipes, so look for him to get the nod in Game 4 on Sunday.

Dowd scored a goal on three shots in Friday's 4-2 loss to the Mammoth in Game 3.

Dowd has managed two goals on four shots while adding six hits and a plus-1 rating over three playoff outings. His goal brought the Golden Knights within two with 3:08 left in the third period, but that wasn't enough time to work with. Dowd remains locked in on the fourth line, and if any lineup changes are coming, he would be more likely to gain ice time than he would be to get scratched.

Eichel scored a goal on three shots, added three hits and blocked two shots in Friday's 4-2 loss to the Mammoth in Game 3.

Eichel has earned three points, seven shots on net, four hits and four blocked shots over three playoff contests. He got the Golden Knights on the board in the second period, but a comeback didn't follow. Eichel has been fine offensively so far, and Vegas will need him to at least continue this level of play as they try to overcome a 2-1 series deficit.

Hart gave up four goals on 12 shots in Friday's 4-2 loss to the Mammoth in Game 3.

Hart has trended down as this first-round series has progressed. He was unable to find success against an opportunistic attack from the Mammoth in this game, which saw them score all four goals over the first 30 minutes. He's now allowed nine goals on 74 shots over three playoff contests. It's not yet clear if head coach John Tortorella will stick with Hart for Monday's Game 4, but it would be tough for the 27-year-old netminder to have a worse performance than he did Friday.